(19)
(11) EP 1 825 971 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/35

(21) Application number: 07250684.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.02.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B26B 5/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 28.02.2006 GB 0603908

(71) Applicant: W A 1 Designs Limited
Minehead, Somerset TA24 8BT (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ireland, William Alfred
    Churchdown, Gloucester GL3 2QJ (GB)

(74) Representative: Bailey, Richard Alan 
Marks & Clerk 27 Imperial Square
Cheltenham, GL50 1RQ
Cheltenham, GL50 1RQ (GB)

   


(54) Knife


(57) A knife comprises a body (10), a feed blade store (14), a return blade store (16), a feed path (25) along which a blade can be fed from the feed blade store to an operative position, and from the operative position to the return blade store, and control means (22) operable to ensure that a returning blade is returned to the return blade store.







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